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Status Delivered
Workspace z/OS Explorer
Categories Client
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 1, 2021

RELATED IDEAS

Display VSAM Alt Index and Path Information

Alternate index and Path VSAM file information does not appear in the RSE view.

All of these show on ISPF 3.4 when search for AAA.BBB.CC*
VSAM Cluster AAA.BBB.CCC
Data component AAA.BBB.CCC.DATA
Index component AAA.BBB.CCC.INDEX
Alt index AAA.BBB.CCC.AIX1
Alt index data AAA.BBB.CCC.AIX1.DATA
Alt index index AAA.BBB.CCC.AIX1.INDEX
PATH AAA.BBB.CCC.PATH
But only AAA.BBB.,CCC on RSE.

Truist Example: U450.DCONST1.*

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 20, 2023
    .Delivered in IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.3.2 (June 16th)
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 10, 2023

    Sorry for the delayed response. This does help. Thanks.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 12, 2022
    Hi Bill, a possible solution is to list the alternate index up to a number of entries in the Properties view. Would this meet your needs?
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 11, 2022

    Thank you for taking the time to suggest an enhancement to our product. Many of our product enhancements result from feedback from our customers, so your input is always very important to us. Your request is currently in line with our product strategy and we have planned it for a future release of the product. Thank you for your suggestion and continued support.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 15, 2021

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 14, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Explorer for z/OS
    Component - Client
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - IBM Developer for z/OS, including Enterprise Edition
    Component - Remote System Explorer
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Client

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